The SLIPS technology will be showcased at Energy Innovation on the Hill, an event that brings together leaders in clean technology with energy policymakers and thinkers.
The group's new work on creating long-lasting, bacteria-repellent materials from liquid-saturated polymers is highlighted in a Wyss Institute press release.
The recent paper "Hierarchical structural control of visual properties in self-assembled photonic-plasmonic pigments" is selected as a Spotlight article in the Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics.
The Wyss Institute announces the launch of SLIPS Technologies, a private company that will develop customized, highly repellent surfaces for a broad range of industries.
NPR features a new slippery coating for medical devices, developed with the Wyss Institute, that repels blood and bacteria and prevents clotting. The coating is also reported in a Scientific American podcast.